[Siegmund]

I have a toy for 4-5s - but, playing standard, this hand is so strong in playing strength I surely take some action. I guess 2C willing to bid 2H if 2D comes back to me.

[JLOGIC]

1H all day

[rduran1216]

for people afraid of passing...

what auction are you protecting yourself against by bidding?

I don't understand getting a bid in for a lead if you expect your opps playing in spades. After 1d p 1s p 3s p p p...isn't partner going to lead one of your suits?

[aguahombre]

nah..My pard leads trumps

[MarkDean]

neilkaz, on Sep 6 2010, 07:46 AM, said:

MarkDean, on Sep 5 2010, 11:27 PM, said:

Looks like the neilkaz-MarkDean partnership was not meant to be.

With all due respect, I know that having 4 pointed suit losers isn't so good, but to me that hand is good enough for an overcall and both round suits are good enough for either overcall. This hand should provide tricks in either suit and also should provide tricks if we end up playing elsewhere.

I would overcall R/W at Imps and this is W/W at MPs.

Please explain your reasoning for passing.

In case this was not clear, I was making a joke with reference to your original last line: "I don't want to play with partners who pass here. .. neilkaz .." while I was saying that I would pass.

The main reason that I pass is that I think the alternative are all too flawed. 1H is a card short, and not even my longest suit. 2C is also a card short, and this hand is a long way off from either 5C or 3NT: in addition, the hand may be completely worthless on defense.

[Free]

1♥, no problem imo

[jdeegan]

1♥ makes sense to me. You could always pass. A 2♣ bid is imo. the bid of the weak player.